banner login

To create a banner message to display on the terminal screen, use the banner login command in global configuration mode. To delete the login banner, use the no form of this command. The banner message appears when a user accesses the CLI and is displayed before the username and password prompts.

banner login

no banner login

Syntax Description

argument

Text that appears before you log in to the CLI. Maximum message length is 2500 characters. A carriage return or question mark (?) must be preceded by the keystroke Ctrl-V.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Command History

Release

Modification

5.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

The banner login command lets you create a text message, up to 2500 characters, to display on the terminal screen. This message appears when you access the CLI. You can include a carriage return or question mark (?) in the message by first typing Ctrl-V followed by the carriage return or question mark. A carriage return is represented as ^M in the text message you create, but appears as an actual carriage return when the message is displayed to the user.

Press Ctrl-C at the Message prompt to cancel the message request.

Note The format for this command is different from the Cisco IOS 12.0 implementation.

Examples

The following example creates a message to display on the terminal screen at login:

sensor(config)# banner login

Banner[]: This message will be displayed on login. ^M Thank you!

At login, the following message appears:

This message will be displayed on login.

Thank you!

password:

clear denied-attackers

To delete the current list of denied IP addresses, use the clear denied-attackers command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear denied-attackers

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Command History

Release

Modification

5.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

The clear denied-attackers command lets you restore communication with previously denied IP addresses by clearing the list of denied attackers. You cannot select and delete individual IP addresses on this list. If you clear the denied attackers list, all IP addresses are removed from the list.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example removes all IP addresses from the denied attackers list:

sensor# clear denied-attackers

Warning: Executing this command will delete all addresses from the list of attackers
currently being denied by the system.

Continue with clear? []: yes

sensor#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show statistics denied-attackers

Displays the list of denied attackers.

clear events

To clear the Event Store, use the clear events command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear events

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to clear all events from the Event Store.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example clears the Event Store:

sensor# clear events

Warning: Executing this command will remove all events currently stored in the event
store.

Continue with clear? []:yes

sensor#

clear line

To terminate another CLI session, use the clear line command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear line cli-id [message]

Syntax Description

cli-id

The CLI ID number associated with the login session. See the show users command.

message

(Optional) If you select message, you are prompted for a message to send to the receiving user.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Command History

Release

Modification

5.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Note Operator and Viewer can only clear lines with the same username as the current login.

Usage Guidelines

Use the clear line command to log out of a specific session running on another line. Use the message keyword if you want to include an optional message to display on the terminal of the login session you are terminating. Ctrl-C cancels the request and the carriage return sends the request with the specified message. The maximum message length is 2550 characters. Use Ctrl-V followed by a carriage return to put a carriage return in the message text.

You cannot use the clear line command to clear a Service account login.

Note The message keyword is not supported in the Cisco IOS 12.0 version of this command.

Examples

The following example illustrates the output displayed when a user with Administrator privileges attempts to log in after the maximum sessions have been reached:

Error: The maximum allowed CLI sessions are currently open, would you like to terminate
one of the open sessions? [no] yes

CLI ID User Privilege

1253 admin1 administrator

1267 cisco administrator

1398 test operator

Enter the CLI ID to clear: 1253

Message:Sorry! I need access to the system, so I am terminating your session.

sensor#

The following example illustrates the message displayed on the terminal of admin1:

sensor#

***

***

Termination request from Admin0

***

Sorry! I need access to the system, so I am terminating your session.

The following example illustrates the output displayed when a user with Operator or Viewer privileges attempts to log in after the maximum sessions have been reached:

Error: The maximum allowed CLI sessions are currently open, please try again later.

Related Commands

Command

Description

show users

Displays information about users logged in to the CLI.

clock set

To manually set the system clock on the appliance, use the clock set command in privileged EXEC mode.

clock sethh:mm[:ss] month day year

Syntax Description

hh:mm[:ss]

Current time in hours (24-hour format), minutes, and seconds

month

Current month (by name)

day

Current day (by date) in the month

year

Current year (no abbreviation)

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You do not need to set the system clock under the following circumstances:

•When the system is synchronized by a valid outside timing mechanism, such as an NTP or VINES clock source.

•When you have a router with calendar capability.

Use the clock set command if no other time sources are available. The time specified in this command is relative to the configured time zone.

Examples

The following example manually sets the system clock to 1:32 p.m. on July 29.2002:

Command Modes

Usage Guidelines

Examples

The following example changes modes from privileged EXEC to global configuration:

sensor# configure terminal

sensor(config)#

copy

To copy iplogs and configuration files, use the copy command in privileged EXEC mode.

copy [/erase] source-url destination-url

copy iploglog-id destination-url

Syntax Description

/erase

(Optional) Erases the destination file before copying. This keyword only applies to current-config; the backup-config is always overwritten. If this keyword is specified for destination current-config, the source configuration is applied to the system default configuration. If it is not specified for destination current-config, the source configuration is merged with the current-config.

source-url

The location of the source file to be copied. Can be a URL or keyword.

destination-url

The location of the destination file to be copied. Can be a URL or keyword.

log-id

Log ID of the file to copy. Use the iplog-status command toretrieve the log-id.

If FTP or SCP is the selected protocol, you are prompted for a password. If no password is necessary for the FTP session, you can press Return without entering anything.

You can enter all necessary source and destination URL information and the username on the command line, or you can enter the copy command and have the sensor prompt you for any missing information.

Warning Copying a configuration file from another sensor can result in errors if the system sensing interfaces and virtual sensors are not configured the same.

Note The Cisco IOS 12.0 copy command is more flexible and allows copying between different destinations.

Examples

The following example copies a file into the current configuration from the sensor with the IP address 10.1.1.1, directory/filename ~csidsuser/configuration/cfg, the directory and file are relative to the csidsuser's home account:

The following example copies the iplog with ID 12345 to the sensor with the IP address 10.1.1.1, directory/filename ~csidsuser/iplog12345, the directory and file are relative to the csidsuser's home account:

Related Commands

display serial

To direct all output to the serial connection, use the display serial command in global configuration mode. Use the no display-serial command to reset the output to the local terminal.

display-serial

no display-serial

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

The default setting is no display-serial.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Using the display-serial command lets you view system messages on a remote console (using the serial port) during the boot process. The local console is not available as long as this option is enabled. Unless you set this option when you are connected to the serial port, you do not get any feedback until Linux has fully booted and enabled support for the serial connection.

Examples

The following example redirects output to the serial port:

sensor(config)# display-serial

sensor(config)#

downgrade

To remove the most recent upgrade, use the downgrade command in global configuration mode.

downgrade

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example removes the most recent upgrade from the system:

sensor(config)# downgrade

Warning: Executing this command will reboot the system and downgrade to
IDS-K9-sp-4.1-4-S91.rpm. Configuration changes made since the last upgrade will be lost
and the system may be rebooted.

Continue with downgrade?: yes

sensor#

If the downgrade command is not available, for example, if no upgrades have been applied, the following is displayed:

sensor# downgrade

Error: No downgrade available

sensor#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show version

Displays the version information for all installed OS packages, signature packages, and IPS processes running on the system.

end

To exit configuration mode, or any of the configuration submodes, use the end command in global configuration mode. This command exits to the top level EXEC menu.

end

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

All modes

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

The following example shows how to exit configuration mode:

sensor# configure terminal

sensor(config)# end

sensor#

erase

To delete a logical file, use the erase command in privileged EXEC mode.

erase {backup-config | current-config | packet-file}

Syntax Description

backup-config

The current running configuration. This configuration, unlike that for Cisco IOS 12.0, becomes persistent as the commands are entered. The file format is CLI commands.

Defaults

Command Modes

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The Cisco IOS 12.0 version of this command lets you remove entire file systems. IPS does not support this concept.

Examples

The following example erases the current configuration file and returns all settings back to default. You may need to reboot the sensor with this command.

sensor# erase current-config

Warning: Removing the current-config file will result in all configuration being reset to
default, including system information such as IP address.

User accounts will not be erased. They must be removed manually using the "no username"
command.

Continue? []: yes

sensor#

exit

To exit a configuration mode or close an active terminal session and terminate privileged EXEC mode, use the exit command.

exit

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

All modes

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use the exit command to return to the previous menu level. If you have made any changes in the contained submodes, you are asked if you want to apply them. If you select no, you are returned to the parent submode.

Examples

The following example shows how to return to the previous menu level:

sensor# configure terminal

sensor(config)# exit

sensor#

iplog

To start IP logging on a virtual sensor, use the iplog command in privileged EXEC mode. Use the no form of this command to disable all logging sessions on a virtual sensor, a particular logging session based on log-id, or all logging sessions.

Related Commands

iplog-status

To display a description of the available IP log contents, use the iplog-status command in privileged EXEC mode.

iplog-status

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

4.0(2)

The Status field was added to this command.

Usage Guidelines

When the log is created, the status is added. If and when the first entry is inserted in the log, the status changes to started. When the log is completed, because it has reached the packet count limit for example, the status changes to completed.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example displays the status of all IP logs:

sensor# iplog-status

Log ID: 2425

IP Address: 10.1.1.2

Virtual Sensor: vs0

Status: started

Start Time: 2003/07/30 18:24:18 2002/07/30 12:24:18 CST

Packets Captured: 1039438

Log ID: 2342

IP Address: 10.2.3.1

Virtual Sensor: vs0

Status: completed

Event ID: 209348

Start Time: 2003/07/30 18:24:18 2002/07/30 12:24:18 CST

End Time: 2003/07/30 18:34:18 2002/07/30 12:34:18 CST

sensor#

Related Commands

Command

Description

iplog

Starts IP logging on a virtual sensor.

more

To display the contents of a logical file, use the more command in privileged EXEC mode.

morekeyword

Syntax Description

current-config

The current running configuration. This configuration, unlike that for Cisco IOS 12.0, becomes persistent as the commands are entered. The file format is CLI commands.

Command History

Usage Guidelines

Hidden fields, such as passwords, are displayed for Administrators only.

Note The Cisco IOS 12.0 version of this command lets you display the contents of files stored on various partitions in the device.

Examples

The following example shows the output from the more command:

sensor# more current-config

! ------------------------------

! Version 5.0(0.26)

! Current configuration last modified Thu Feb 17 04:25:15 2005

! ------------------------------

display-serial

! ------------------------------

service analysis-engine

exit

! ------------------------------

service authentication

exit

! ------------------------------

service event-action-rules rules0

exit

! ------------------------------

service host

network-settings

host-ip 10.89.147.31/25,10.89.147.126

host-name sensor

access-list 0.0.0.0/0

login-banner-text This message will be displayed on user login.

exit

time-zone-settings

offset -360

--MORE--

Related Commands

Command

Description

more begin

Searches the output of the more command and displays the output from the first instance of a specified string.

more exclude

Filters the more command output so that it excludes lines that contain a particular regular expression.

more include

Filters the more command output so that it displays only lines that contain a particular regular expression.

more begin

To search the output of any more command, use the more begin command in privileged EXEC mode. This command begins unfiltered output of the more command with the first line that contains the regular expression specified.

more keyword | begin regular-expression

Syntax Description

keyword

backup-config

current-config

The current running configuration. This configuration, unlike that for Cisco IOS 12.0, becomes persistent as the commands are entered. The file format is CLI commands.

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The regular-expression argument is case sensitive and allows for complex matching requirements.

Examples

The following example shows how to search the more command output to include only the regular expression "ip":

sensor# more current-config | include ip

host-ip 10.89.147.31/25,10.89.147.126

sensor#

Related Commands

Command

Description

more begin

Searches the output of the more command and displays the output from the first instance of a specified string.

more exclude

Filters the more command output so that it excludes lines that contain a particular regular expression.

show begin

Searches the output of certain show commands and displays the output from the first instance of a specified string.

show exclude

Filters the show command output so that it excludes lines that contain a particular regular expression.

show include

Filters the show command output so that it displays only lines that contain a particular regular expression.

packet

To display or capture live traffic on an interface, use the packet command in EXEC mode. Use the display option to dump live traffic or a previously captured file output directly to the screen. Use the capture option to capture the libpcap output into a local file. There is only one local file storage location, subsequent capture requests overwrite the existing file. You can copy the local file off the machine using the copy command with the packet-file keyword. You can view the local file using the display packet-file option. Use the info option to display information about the local file, if any. Use the packet display iplogid [verbose] [expression expression] to display iplogs.

Syntax Description

Interface name, interface type followed by slot/port. You are allowed to enter only a valid interface name existing in the system.

snaplen

(Optional) Specifies to use snapshot length.

length

(Optional) Snapshot length. The default is 0. A valid range is 0 to 1600.

count

(Optional) Specifies to capture packets.

count

(Optional) Number of packets to capture. If not specified, the capture terminates after the maximum file size has been captured. The valid range is 1 to 10000.

verbose

(Optional) Displays the protocol tree for each packet rather than a one-line summary.

expression

(Optional) Specifies to use an expression to filter the packet.

expression

(Optional) Packet capture filter expression. This expression is passed directly to tcpdump and must meet the tcpdump expression syntax.

id

Existing IP log ID to display.

file-info

Displays information about the stored packet file.

vlan and

Matches packets with VLAN headers.

Defaults

See the Syntax Description table.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer (display only)

Command History

Release

Modification

5.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Storage is available for one local file. The size of this file varies depending on the platform. If possible, a message is displayed if the maximum file size is reached before the requested packet count is captured. Only one user can use the packet captureinterface-name command at a time. A second user request results in an error message containing information about the user executing the capture. A configuration change involving the interface can result in abnormal termination of any packet command running on that interface.

Note If you use the expression option when monitoring packets with VLAN headers, the expression does not match properly unless vlan and is added to the beginning of the expression. For example, packet display iplog 926299444 verbose expression icmp Will NOT show ICMP packets; packet display iplog 926299444 verbose expression vlanand icmp WILL show ICMP packets. It is often necessary to use expression vlanand on the IDSM2 and IPS appliance interfaces connected to trunk ports.

The following example displays information about the stored capture file:

sensor# packet display file-info

Captured by: raboyd:5292, Cmd: packet capture fastethernet0/0

Start: 2004/01/07 11:16:21 CST, End: 2004/01/07 11:20:35 CST

Related Commands

Command

Description

iplog

Starts IP logging on a virtual sensor.

iplog-status

Displays a description of the available IP log contents.

password

To update your password on the local sensor, use the password command in global configuration mode. The administrator can also use the password command to change the password for an existing user. The administrator can use the no form of the command to disable a user account.

password

Administrator syntax: password [name [newPassword]]

no password [name]

Syntax Description

name

Specifies the users's name. A valid username is 1 to 64 characters in length. The username must begin with an alphanumeric character, otherwise all characters except spaces are accepted.

password

The password is requested when the user enters this command. Specifies the password for the user. A valid password is 6 to 32 characters in length. All characters except space and `?' are allowed.

Defaults

Command Modes

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use the password command to update the current user's login password. The administrator can also use this command to modify the password for an existing user. The administrator is not prompted for the current password in this case.

You receive an error if you try to disable the last administrator account. Use the password command to reenable a disabled user account and reset the user password.

The password is protected in IPS.

Note The Cisco IOS 12.0 password command lets you enter the new password in the clear on the password line.

Examples

The following example shows how to modify the current user's password:

sensor(config)# password

Enter Old Login Password: **********

Enter New Login Password: ******

Re-enter New Login Password: ******

sensor(config)#

The following example modifies the password for the user tester. Only Administrators can execute this command:

sensor(config)# password tester

Enter New Login Password: ******

Re-enter New Login Password: ******

sensor(config)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

username

Creates users on the local sensor.

ping

To diagnose basic network connectivity, use the ping command in privileged EXEC mode.

ping address [count]

Syntax Description

address

IP address of the system to ping.

count

Number of echo requests to send. If no value is entered, four requests are sent. The valid range is 1 to 10000.

Defaults

See the Syntax Description table.

Command Modes

EXEC

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Usage Guidelines

This command is implemented using the ping command provided by the operating system. The output from the command varies slightly between operating systems.

Examples

The following example shows the output of the ping command for Solaris systems:

sensor# ping 10.1.1.1

PING 10.1.1.1: 32 data bytes

40 bytes from 10.1.1.1: icmp_seq=0. time=0. ms

40 bytes from 10.1.1.1: icmp_seq=1. time=0. ms

40 bytes from 10.1.1.1: icmp_seq=2. time=0. ms

40 bytes from 10.1.1.1: icmp_seq=3. time=0. ms

----10.1.1.1 PING Statistics----

4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss

round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 0/0/0

sensor#

The following example shows the output of the ping command for Linux systems:

privilege

To modify the privilege level for an existing user, use the privilege command in global configuration mode. You can also specify the privilege while creating a user with the username command.

privilege user name [administrator | operator | viewer]

Syntax Description

name

Specifies the users's name. A valid username is 1 to 64 characters in length. The username must begin with an alphanumeric character, otherwise all characters except spaces are accepted.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use the command to modify the privilege for a user.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example changes the privilege of the user "tester" to operator.

sensor(config)# privilege user tester operator

Warning: The privilege change does not apply to current CLI sessions. It will be applied
to subsequent logins.

sensor(config)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

username

Creates users on the local sensor.

recover

To reimage the application partition with the application image stored on the recovery partition, use the recover command in privileged EXEC mode. The sensor is rebooted multiple times and most configuration—except for network, access list, and time parameters—is reset to the default settings.

More specifically, the following settings are maintained after a local recovery using the "recover application-partition" command: Network Settings (IP Address, Netmask, Default Gateway, Hostname, and Telnet (enabled/disabled)); Access List Entries/ACL0 Settings (IP Address and Netmask); and Time Settings (Offset and Standard Time Zone Name); the rest of the parameters are reset to the default settings.

recover application-partition

Syntax Description

application-partition

Reimages the application partition.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Usage Guidelines

Valid answers to the continue with recover question are yes or no. Y or N are not valid responses.

Shutdown begins immediately after the command is executed. Because shutdown may take a little time, you may continue to access CLI commands (access is not denied), but access is terminated without warning. If necessary, a period (.) will be displayed on the screen once a second to indicate progress while the applications are shutting down.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example reimages the application partition using the version 4.0(1)S29 image stored on the recovery partition:

sensor(config)# recover application-partition

Warning: Executing this command will stop all applications and re-image the node to
version 5.0(1)Sx. All configuration changes except for network settings will be reset to
default.

Continue with recovery? []:yes

Request Succeeded

sensor(config)#

reset

To shut down the applications running on the sensor and reboot the appliance, use the reset command in privileged EXEC mode. If the powerdown option is included, the appliance is powered off if possible or left in a state where the power can be turned off.

reset [powerdown]

Syntax Description

powerdown

This option causes the sensor to power off after the applications are shutdown.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Usage Guidelines

Valid answers to the continue with reset question are yes or no. Y or N are not valid responses.

Shutdown begins immediately after the command is executed. Access to the CLI commands is not denied during the shutdown, however, an open session is terminated without warning as soon as the shutdown is completed. If necessary, a period (.) will be displayed on the screen once a second to indicate progress while the applications are shutting down.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example reboots the sensor:

sensor# reset

Warning: Executing this command will stop all applications and reboot the node.

Continue with reset? []:yes

sensor#

service

To enter configuration menus for various sensor services, use the service command in global configuration mode. Use the default form of the command to reset the entire configuration for the application back to factory defaults.

Note Network Access Controller is now known as Attack Response Controller (ARC). Although the service has a new name, the change is not reflected in the IPS 5.1 CLI. You will still see network-access and nac throughout the CLI.

notification

Configures the notification application.

signature-definition

Configures the parameters for a signature definition configuration.

ssh-known-hosts

Configures the known hosts keys for the system.

trusted-certificate

Configures the list of X.509 certificates for trusted certificate authorities.

web-server

Configures parameters relating to the web server such as web server port.

name

Logical name of the event action rules or signature definition configuration.

Note There are only two valid names: rules0 for event action rules and sig0 for signature definition.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer (display only)

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

5.0(1)

The default keyword was added. Notification application support was added.

Usage Guidelines

This command lets you configure service-specific parameters. The items and menus in this configuration are service dependent and are built dynamically based on the configuration retrieved from the service when the command is executed.

Caution The modifications made in this mode and any submodes contained within it are applied to the service when you exit the service mode.

The command mode is indicated on the command prompt by the name of the service. For example, service authentication has the following prompt:

sensor(config-aut)#

This command is IPS-specific.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Within the service event-action-rules and service signature-definition modes, you can create variables and configure rules to filter events. If you use a variable in a filter, you must use a dollar sign ($SIG1) in front of the variable to indicate that the string you have entered represents a variable.

To enter more than one IP address, use a comma (no space) between the addresses. An IP address range can be expressed in the form A.B.C.D/b, where A.B.C.D represents an IP address and b represents the number of low-order bits that are masked in the IP address to specify the range. For example, the value 10.1.0.0/8 indicates an IP address of 10.1.0.0 with the lower 8 bits masked off to form a range of 10.1.0.0-10.1.0.255. Partial IP addresses can be used as part of the v4 IP address range when the allowPartialInput attribute is set to true. Because the range values are inclusive, the range 10.2-10.3 is equivalent to 10.2.0.0-10.3.255.255. The data for a range type can also be a set of ranges. A set of ranges consists of two or more ranges separated by commas—for example, 10.1.9.20-10.1.9.30,10.1.10.40-10.1.10.50,10.2-10.3.

A configuration can only be deleted if it is not assigned to a virtual sensor.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following command enters the configuration mode for the authentication service:

sensor(config)# service authentication

sensor(config-aut)#

The following command enters the configuration mode for the analysis engine service:

sensor(config)# service analysis-engine

sensor(config-ana)#

The following command enters the configuration mode for the event action rules service:

sensor(config)# service event-action-rules rules0

sensor(config-rul)#

The following command enters the configuration mode for the host service:

sensor(config)# service host

sensor(config-hos)#

The following command enters the configuration mode for the interface service:

sensor(config)# service interface

sensor(config-int)#

The following command enters the configuration mode for the logger service:

sensor(config)# service logger

sensor(config-log)#

The following command enters the configuration mode for the ARC service:

sensor(config)# service network-access

sensor(config-net)#

The following command enters the configuration mode for the SNMP notification service:

sensor(config)# service notification

sensor(config-not)#

The following command enters the configuration mode for the signature definition service:

sensor(config)# service signature-definition sig0

sensor(config-sig)#

The following command enters the configuration mode for the SSH known hosts service:

sensor(config)# service ssh-known-hosts

sensor(config-ssh)#

The following command enters the configuration mode for the trusted certificate service:

sensor(config)# service trusted-certificate

sensor(config-tru)#

The following command enters the configuration mode for the web server service:

sensor(config)# service web-server

sensor(config-web)#

setup

To configure basic sensor configuration, use the setup command in privileged EXEC mode.

setup

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

hostname sensor

IP interface 10.1.9.201/24,10.1.9.1

telnet-server disabled

web-server port 443

summer time disabled

If summer time is enabled by the user, the defaults are as follows:

•Summertime type Recurring

•Start Month april

•Start Week first

•Start Day sunday

•Start Time 02:00:00

•End Month october

•End Week last

•End Day sunday

•End Time 02:00:00

•Offset 60

System timezone defaults:

•Timezone UTC

•UTC Offset 0

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(2)

Added configuration of access lists and time settings.

5.1(1)

Added configuration of inline vlan pairs and virtual sensor settings.

Usage Guidelines

When you type the setup command, an interactive dialog called the System Configuration Dialog appears on the system console screen. The System Configuration Dialog guides you through the configuration process.

The values shown in brackets next to each prompt are the default values last set.

You must run through the entire System Configuration Dialog until you come to the item that you want to change. To accept default settings for items that you do not want to change, press Enter.

To return to the EXEC prompt without making changes and without running through the entire System Configuration Dialog, press Ctrl-C.

The facility also provides help text for each prompt. To access help text, type the question mark (?) at a prompt.

When you complete your changes, the configuration that was created during the setup session appears. You are prompted to save this configuration. If you type yes, the configuration is saved to disk. If you type no, the configuration is not saved and the process begins again. There is no default for this prompt; you must type either yes or no.

Valid ranges for configurable parameters are as follows:

IP Address/Netmask/Gateway: X.X.X.X/nn,Y.Y.Y.Y, where

X.X.X.X specifies the sensor IP address as a 32-bit address written as four octets separated by periods where X = 0-255.

nn specifies the number of bits in the netmask.

Y.Y.Y.Y specifies the default gateway as a 32-bit address written as four octets separated by periods where Y = 0-255.

Host Name: Case sensitive character string, up to 256 characters. Numbers, "_" and "-" are valid, spaces are not accepted.

Enter the clock settings in setup mode only if the system is NOT using NTP. NTP commands are provided separately.

You can configure daylight savings time either in recurring mode or date mode. If you select recurring mode, the start and end days are entered based on week, day, month, and time. If you select date mode, the start and end days are entered based on month, day, year, and time. Selecting disable turns off daylight savings time.

(Optional) Number of minutes to add during summertime. The default is 60.

timezone

Name of the time zone to be displayed when standard time is in effect.

hours

Hours offset from UTC.

hh:mm:ss

Current time in hours (24-hour format), minutes, and seconds.

You can also edit the default virtual sensor, vs0. You can assign promiscuous, inline pairs, and/or inline VLAN pairs to the virtual sensor, which in turn enables the assigned interfaces. After setup is complete, the virtual sensor is configured to monitor traffic.

Examples

The following example shows the setup command and the System Configuration program:

sensor# setup

--- System Configuration Dialog ---

At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.

User ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.

Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.

Current Configuration:

service host

network-settings

host-ip 172.21.172.25/8,172.21.172.1

host-name sensor

telnet-option disabled

access-list 10.0.0.0/24

access-list 172.0.0.0/24

ftp-timeout 300

login-banner-text

exit

time-zone-settings

offset 0

standard-time-zone-name UTC

exit

summertime-option disabled

ntp-option disabled

exit

service web-server

port 443

exit

service interface

physical-interfaces GigbitEthernet0/0

admin-state enabled

exit

exit

physical-interfaces GigbitEthernet1/0

admin-state enabled

subinterface-type inline-vlan-pair

subinterface 3

description Created via setup by user cisco

vlan1 5

vlan2 6

exit

exit

exit

service analysis-engine

virtual-sensor vs0

physical-interface GigabitEthernet0/0

physical-interface GigabitEthernet1/0 subinterface-number 3

exit

exit

Current time: Wed May 5 10:25:35 2004

Setup Configuration last modified: Mon May 3 15:34:30 2004

Continue with configuration dialog?[yes]:

Enter host name[sensor]:

Enter IP interface[172.21.172.25/8,172.21.172.1]:

Enter telnet-server status[enabled]:

Enter web-server port[8080]: 80

Modify current access list? [no]: yes

Current access list entries:

[1] 10.0.0.0/24

[2] 172.0.0.0/24

Delete: 1

Delete:

Permit: 173.0.0.0/24

Permit:

Modify system clock settings? [no]: yes

Use NTP? [yes] no

Modify summer time settings? [no]: yes

Recurring, Date or Disable[recurring]:

Start Month[apr]:

Start Week[1]:

Start Day[sun]:

Start Time[02:00:00]:

End Month[oct]:

End Week[last]:

End Day[sun]:

End Time[02:00:00]:

DST Zone[]: CDT

Offset[60]:

Modify system timezone? [no]: yes

Timezone[UTC]: CST

GMT Offset[-360]

Modify virtual sensor "vs0" configuration?[no]: yes

Current interface configuration

Command control: GigabitEthernet0/1

Unused:

GigabitEthernet1/1

GigabitEthernet2/0

GigabitEthernet2/1

Promiscuous:

GigabitEthernet0/0

Inline:

None

Inline Vlan Pair:

GigabitEthernet1/0 : 3; Vlans: 5, 6

Delete Promiscuous interfaces?[no]:

Delete Inline Vlan Pairs? [no] yes

Inline Vlan Pair Interfaces:

[1] GigabitEthernet1/0

Interface to modify: 1

Inline Vlan Pairs for GigabitEthernet1/0:

[1] Subinterface: 3; Vlans: 5, 6

Delete: 1

Delete:

Delete Inline Vlan Pairs?[no]:

Add Promiscuous interfaces?[no]:

Add Inline pairs?[no]: yes

Pair name: test

Description[Created via setup by user cisco]:

Interface1[]: GigabitEthernet2/0

Interface2[]: GigabitEthernet2/1

Pair name:

Add Inline Vlan Pairs?[no]: yes

Available Interfaces:

[1] GigabitEthernet1/0

[2] GigabitEthernet1/1

Interface to modify: 2

Inline Vlan Pairs for GigabitEthernet1/1:

None

Subinterface number: 1

Description[Created via setup by user cisco]:

Vlan1[]: 1

Vlan2[]: 2

Subinterface number:

Add Inline Vlan Pairs?[no]:

The following configuration was entered.

service host

network-settings

host-ip 172.21.172.25/8,172.21.172.1

host-name sensor

telnet-option enabled

access-list 172.0.0.0/24

access-list 173.0.0.0/24

ftp-timeout 300

login-banner-text

exit

time-zone-settings

offset -360

standard-time-zone-name CST

exit

summertime-option recurring

offset 60

summertime-zone-name CDT

start-summertime

month april

week-of-month first

day-of-week sunday

time-of-day 02:00:00

exit

end-summertime

month october

week-of-month last

day-of-week sunday

time-of-day 02:00:00

exit

exit

ntp-option disabled

exit

service web-server

port 80

exit

service interface

physical-interfaces GigabitEthernet0/0

admin-state enabled

exit

physical-interfaces GigabitEthernet1/1

admin-state enabled

subinterface-type inline-vlan-pair

subinterface 1

description Created via setup by user cisco

vlan1 1

vlan2 2

exit

exit

exit

physical-interfaces GigabitEthernet2/0

admin-state enabled

exit

physical-interfaces GigabitEthernet2/1

admin-state enabled

exit

inline-interfaces test

description Created via setup by user cisco

interface1 GigabitEthernet2/0

interface2 GigabitEthernet2/1

exit

exit

service analysis-engine

virtual-sensor vs0

physical-interface GigabitEthernet0/0

physical-interface GigabitEthernet1/1 subinterface-number 1

logical-interface test

exit

exit

[0] Go to the command prompt without saving this config.

[1] Return back to the setup without saving this config.

[2] Save this configuration and exit.

Enter your selection [2]:

Configuration Saved.

Modify system date and time? [no] yes

Local Date[]: 2003-01-18

Local Time[4:33:49]: 10:33:49

System Time Updated successfully

sensor#

show begin

To search the output of certain show commands, use the show begin command in privileged EXEC mode. This command begins unfiltered output of the show command with the first line that contains the regular expression specified.

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The regular-expression argument is case sensitive and allows for complex matching requirements.

Examples

The following example shows the output beginning with the regular expression "ip":

sensor# show configuration | begin ip

host-ip 10.89.147.31/25,10.89.147.126

host-name sensor

access-list 0.0.0.0/0

login-banner-text This message will be displayed on user login.

exit

time-zone-settings

offset -360

standard-time-zone-name CST

exit

exit

! ------------------------------

service interface

exit

! ------------------------------

service logger

exit

! ------------------------------

service network-access

user-profiles mona

enable-password foobar

exit

exit

! ------------------------------

service notification

--MORE--

Related Commands

Command

Description

more begin

Searches the output of the more command and displays the output from the first instance of a specified string.

more exclude

Filters the more command output so that it excludes lines that contain a particular regular expression.

more include

Filters the more command output so that it displays only lines that contain a particular regular expression.

show exclude

Filters the show command output so that it excludes lines that contain a particular regular expression.

show include

Filters the show command output so that it displays only lines that contain a particular regular expression.

show clock

To display the system clock, use the show clock command in privileged EXEC mode.

show clock [detail]

Syntax Description

detail

(Optional) Indicates the clock source (NTP or system) and the current summertime setting (if any).

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

The system clock keeps an "authoritative" flag that indicates whether the time is authoritative (believed to be accurate). If the system clock has been set by a timing source such as NTP, the flag is set. Table 2-2 shows the authoritative flags.

Table 2-2 Authoritative Flags

Symbol

Description

*

Time is not authoritative.

(blank)

Time is authoritative.

.

Time is authoritative, but NTP is not synchronized.

Examples

The following example shows NTP configured and synchronized:

sensor# show clock detail

12:30:02 CST Tues Dec 19 2002

Time source is NTP

Summer time starts 03:00:00 CDT Sun Apr 7 2003

Summer time ends 01:00:00 CST Sun Oct 27 2003

sensor#

The following example shows no time source configured:

sensor# show clock

*12:30:02 EST Tues Dec 19 2002

sensor#

The following example shows no time source is configured:

sensor# show clock detail

*12:30:02 CST Tues Dec 19 2002

No time source

Summer time starts 02:00:00 CST Sun Apr 7 2003

Summer time ends 02:00:00 CDT Sun Oct 27 2003

show configuration

See the more current-config command under the more command.

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(2)

This command was added.

show events

To display the local event log contents, use the show events command in privileged EXEC mode.

Syntax Description

alert

Displays alerts. Provides notification of some suspicious activity that may indicate an intrusion attack is in progress or has been attempted. Alert events are generated by the analysis engine whenever an IPS signature is triggered by network activity. If no level is selected (informational, low, medium, high), all alert events are displayed.

include-traits

Displays alerts that have the specified traits.

exclude-traits

Does not display alerts that have the specified traits.

traits

Trait bit position in decimal (0-15).

error

Displays error events. Error events are generated by services when error conditions are encountered. If no level is selected (warning, error, or fatal), all error events are displayed.

NAC

Displays ARC requests (block requests).

Note Network Access Controller is now known as Attack Response Controller (ARC). Although the service has a new name, the change is not reflected in the IPS 5.1 CLI. You will still see network-access and nac throughout the CLI.

status

Displays status events.

hh:mm:ss

Starts time in hours (24-hour format), minutes, and seconds.

day

Starts day (by date) in the month.

month

Starts month (by name).

year

Starts year (no abbreviation).

past

Displays events starting in the past. The hh:mm:ss specify a time in the past to begin the display.

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The show events command displays the requested event types beginning at the requested start time. If no start time is entered, the selected events are displayed beginning at the current time. If no event types are entered, all events are displayed. Events are displayed as a live feed. You can cancel the live feed by the pressing Ctrl-C.

Use the regular expression | include shunInfo with the show events command to view the blocking information, including source address, for the event.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example displays block requests beginning at 10:00 a.m. on December 25, 2004:

sensor# show events NAC 10:00:00 Dec 25 2004

The following example displays error and fatal error messages beginning at the current time:

sensor# show events error fatal error

The following example displays all events beginning at 10:00 a.m. on December 25, 2004:

sensor# show events 10:00:00 Dec 25 2004

The following example displays all events beginning 30 seconds in the past:

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The regular-expression argument is case sensitive and allows for complex matching requirements.

The show settings command output also displays header information for the matching request so that the context of the match can be determined.

Examples

The following example shows only the regular expression "ip" being included in the output:

sensor# show configuration | include ip

host-ip 10.89.147.31/25,10.89.147.126

sensor#

Related Commands

Command

Description

more begin

Searches the output of the more command and displays the output from the first instance of a specified string.

more exclude

Filters the more command output so that it excludes lines that contain a particular regular expression.

more include

Filters the more command output so that it displays only lines that contain a particular regular expression.

show begin

Searches the output of certain show commands and displays the output from the first instance of a specified string.

show exclude

Filters the show command output so that it excludes lines that contain a particular regular expression.

show interfaces

To display statistics for all system interfaces, use the show interfaces command in privileged EXEC mode. This command displays show interfaces management, show interfaces fastethernet, and show interface gigabitethernet.

Note Only platforms with external ports marked as Management support this keyword. The management interface for the remaining platforms is displayed in the show interfaces output based on the interface type, normally FastEthernet.

slot/port

Refer to the appropriate hardware manual for slot and port information.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

5.0(1)

show interfaces group, show interfaces sensing, and show interfaces command-control were removed.

Usage Guidelines

This command displays statistics for the command control and sensing interfaces. The clear option also clears statistics that can be reset.

Examples

The following example shows the interface statistics:

sensor# show interfaces

Interface Statistics

Total Packets Received = 0

Total Bytes Received = 0

Missed Packet Percentage = 0

Current Bypass Mode = Auto_off

MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/0

Media Type = TX

Missed Packet Percentage = 0

Inline Mode = Unpaired

Pair Status = N/A

Link Status = Down

Link Speed = N/A

Link Duplex = N/A

Total Packets Received = 0

Total Bytes Received = 0

Total Multicast Packets Received = 0

Total Broadcast Packets Received = 0

Total Jumbo Packets Received = 0

Total Undersize Packets Received = 0

Total Receive Errors = 0

Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0

Total Packets Transmitted = 0

Total Bytes Transmitted = 0

Total Multicast Packets Transmitted = 0

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show inventory

To display PEP information, use the show inventory command in privileged EXEC mode. This command displays the UDI information that consists of PID, VID and SN of the sensor.

show inventory

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

5.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

This is same as the show inventory Cisco IOS command required by Cisco PEP policy. The output of show inventory is different depending on the hardware.

Examples

The following example shows a sample show inventory command output:

sensor# show inventory

NAME: "Chassis", DESCR: "Chasis-4240"

PID: 4240-515E , VID: V04, SN: 639156

NAME: "slot 0", DESCR: "4 port I/O card"

PID: 4240-4IOE , VID: V04, SN: 4356785466

sensor#

show privilege

To display your current level of privilege, use the show privilege command in privileged EXEC mode.

show privilege

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to display your current level of privilege. A privilege level can only be modified by the administrator. See the username command for more information.

Examples

The following example shows the privilege of the user:

sensor# show privilege

Current privilege level is viewer

sensor#

Related Commands

Command

Description

username

Creates users on the local sensor.

show settings

To display the contents of the configuration contained in the current submode, use the show settings command in any service command mode.

Command History

Usage Guidelines

This command is IPS-specific.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example shows the output for the show settings command in ARC configuration mode.

Note Network Access Controller is now known as Attack Response Controller (ARC). Although the service has a new name, the change is not reflected in the IPS 5.1 CLI. You will still see network-access and nac throughout the CLI.

sensor# configure terminal

sensor(config)# service network-access

sensor(config-net)# show settings

general

-----------------------------------------------

log-all-block-events-and-errors: true <defaulted>

enable-nvram-write: false <defaulted>

enable-acl-logging: false <defaulted>

allow-sensor-block: true default: false

block-enable: true <defaulted>

block-max-entries: 250 <defaulted>

max-interfaces: 250 <defaulted>

master-blocking-sensors (min: 0, max: 100, current: 0)

-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------

never-block-hosts (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)

-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------

never-block-networks (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)

-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------

block-hosts (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)

-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------

block-networks (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)

-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------

user-profiles (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)

-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------

cat6k-devices (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)

-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------

router-devices (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)

-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------

firewall-devices (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)

-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------

sensor(config-net)#

The following example shows the show settings terse output for the signature definition submode.

The following example shows the show settings filtered output. The command indicates the output should only include lines containing HTTP.

sensor# configure terminal

sensor(config)# service signature-definition sig0

sensor(config-sig)# show settings | include HTTP

Searching:

sig-string-info: Bagle.Q HTTP propagation (jpeg) <defaulted>

sig-string-info: Bagle.Q HTTP propagation (php) <defaulted>

sig-string-info: GET ftp://@@@:@@@/pub HTTP/1.0 <defaulted>

sig-name: IMail HTTP Get Buffer Overflow <defaulted>

sig-string-info: GET shellcode HTTP/1.0 <defaulted>

sig-string-info: ..%c0%af..*HTTP <defaulted>

sig-string-info: ..%c1%9c..*HTTP <defaulted>

sig-name: IOS HTTP Unauth Command Execution <defaulted>

sig-name: Null Byte In HTTP Request <defaulted>

sig-name: HTTP tunneling <defaulted>

sig-name: HTTP tunneling <defaulted>

sig-name: HTTP tunneling <defaulted>

sig-name: HTTP tunneling <defaulted>

sig-name: HTTP CONNECT Tunnel <defaulted>

sig-string-info: CONNECT.*HTTP/ <defaulted>

sig-name: HTTP 1.1 Chunked Encoding Transfer <defaulted>

sig-string-info: INDEX / HTTP <defaulted>

sig-name: Long HTTP Request <defaulted>

sig-string-info: GET \x3c400+ chars>? HTTP/1.0 <defaulted>

sig-name: Long HTTP Request <defaulted>

sig-string-info: GET ......?\x3c400+ chars> HTTP/1.0 <defaulted>

sig-string-info: /mod_ssl:error:HTTP-request <defaulted>

sig-name: Dot Dot Slash in HTTP Arguments <defaulted>

sig-name: HTTPBench Information Disclosure <defaulted>

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show ssh authorized-keys

To display the public RSA keys for the current user, use the show ssh authorized-keys command in privileged EXEC mode.

show ssh authorized-keys [id]

Syntax Description

id

1 to 256-character string uniquely identifying the authorized key. Numbers, "_" and "-" are valid; spaces and `?' are not accepted.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Running this command without the optional ID displays a list of the configured IDs in the system. Running the command with a specific ID displays the key associated with the ID. This command is IPS-specific.

Related Commands

show ssh host-keys

To display the known hosts table containing the public keys of remote SSH servers with which the sensor can connect, use the show ssh host-keys in privileged EXEC mode.

show ssh host-keys [ipaddress]

Syntax Description

ipaddress

32-bit address written as 4 octets separated by periods. X.X.X.X where X=0-255

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

4.1(1)

Bubble Babble and MD5 output to the command were added.

Usage Guidelines

Running this command without the optional IP address ID displays a list of the IP addresses configured with public keys. Running the command with a specific IP address displays the key associated with the IP address. This command is IPS-specific.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example shows the output of the show ssh host-keys command:

Syntax Description

Note This option is not available for analysis engine, host, or network access statistics.

analysis-engine

Displays analysis engine statistics.

authentication

Displays authorization authentication statistics.

denied-attackers

Displays the list of denied IP addresses and the number of packets from each attacker.

event-server

Displays event server statistics.

event-store

Displays event store statistics.

host

Displays host (main) statistics.

logger

Displays logger statistics.

network-access

Displays ARC statistics.

Note Network Access Controller is now known as Attack Response Controller (ARC). Although the service has a new name, the change is not reflected in the IPS 5.1 CLI. You will still see network-access and nac throughout the CLI.

notification

Displays notification statistics.

sdee-server

Displays SDEE server statistics.

transaction server

Displays transaction server statistics.

transaction-source

Displays transaction source statistics.

web-server

Displays web server statistics.

virtual-sensor

Displays virtual sensor statistics.

name

Logical name for the virtual sensor.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

5.0(1)

analysis-engine, virtual-sensor, and denied-attackers were added.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example shows the authentication statistics:

sensor# show statistics authentication

General

totalAuthenticationAttempts = 9

failedAuthenticationAttempts = 0

sensor#

The following example shows the statistics for the Event Store:

sensor# show statistics event-store

Event store statistics

General information about the event store

The current number of open subscriptions = 1

The number of events lost by subscriptions and queries = 0

The number of queries issued = 1

The number of times the event store circular buffer has wrapped = 0

Number of events of each type currently stored

Debug events = 0

Status events = 129

Log transaction events = 0

Shun request events = 0

Error events, warning = 8

Error events, error = 13

Error events, fatal = 0

Alert events, informational = 0

Alert events, low = 0

Alert events, medium = 0

Alert events, high = 0

sensor#

The following example shows the logger statistics:

sensor# show statistics logger

The number of Log interprocessor FIFO overruns = 0

The number of syslog messages received = 27

The number of <evError> events written to the event store by severity

Fatal Severity = 0

Error Severity = 13

Warning Severity = 35

TOTAL = 48

The number of log messages written to the message log by severity

Fatal Severity = 0

Error Severity = 13

Warning Severity = 8

Timing Severity = 0

Debug Severity = 0

Unknown Severity = 26

TOTAL = 47

sensor#

The following example shows the ARC statistics:

sensor# show statistics network-access

Current Configuration

LogAllBlockEventsAndSensors = true

EnableNvramWrite = false

EnableAclLogging = false

AllowSensorBlock = false

BlockMaxEntries = 250

MaxDeviceInterfaces = 250

State

BlockEnable = true

sensor#

show tech-support

To display the current system status, use the show tech-support command in privileged EXEC mode.

show tech-support [page] [password] [destination-url destination url]

Syntax Description

page

(Optional) Causes the output to display one page of information at a time. Press Enter to display the next line of output or use the spacebar to display the next page of information. If page is not used, the output is displayed without page breaks.

password

(Optional) Leaves passwords and other security information in the output. If password is not used, passwords and other security sensitive information in the output are replaced with the label <removed> by default.

destination-url

(Optional) Tag indicating the information should be formatted as HTML and sent to the destination following this tag. If this option is selected, the output is not displayed on the screen.

destination url

(Optional) The destination for the report file. If a URL is provided, the output is formatted into an HTML file and sent to the specified destination; otherwise the output is displayed on the screen.

Defaults

See Syntax Description table.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Note Cisco IOS version 12.0 does not support the destination portion of this command.

The exact format of the destination URL varies according to the file. You can select a filename, but it must be terminated by .html.

You can specify the following destination types:

•ftp:—Destination URL for FTP network server. The syntax for this prefix is: ftp:[[//username@location]/relativeDirectory]/filename or ftp:[[//username@location]//absoluteDirectory]/filename

•scp:—Destination URL for the SCP network server. The syntax for this prefix is: scp:[[//username@]location]/relativeDirectory]/filename or scp:[[//username@]location]//absoluteDirectory]/filename

The report contains HTML-linked output from the following commands:

•show interfaces

•show statistics network-access

•cidDump

Examples

The following example places the tech support output into the file ~csidsuser/reports/sensor1Report.html. The path is relative to csidsuser's home account:

show tls fingerprint

To display the server's TLS certificate fingerprint, use the show tls fingerprint in privileged EXEC mode.

show tls fingerprint

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

This command is IPS-specific.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example shows the output of the show tls fingerprint command:

sensor# show tls fingerprint

MD5: 1F:94:6F:2E:38:AD:FB:2C:42:0C:AE:61:EC:29:74:BB

SHA1: 16:AC:EC:AC:9D:BC:84:F5:D8:E4:1A:05:C4:01:BB:65:7B:4F:FC:AA

sensor#

Related Commands

Command

Description

tls generate-key

Regenerates the server's self-signed X.509 certificate.

show tls trusted-hosts

To display the sensor's trusted hosts, use the show tls trusted-hosts command in privileged EXEC mode.

show tls trusted-hosts [id]

Syntax Description

id

1 to 32 character string uniquely identifying the authorized key. Numbers, "_" and "-" are valid; spaces and `?' are not accepted.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Running this command without the optional ID displays a list of the configured IDs in the system. Running the command with a specific ID displays the fingerprint of the certificate associated with the ID.

This command is IPS-specific.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier

Examples

The following example shows the output from the show tls trusted-hosts command:

sensor# show tls trusted-hosts 172.21.172.1

MD5: 1F:94:6F:2E:38:AD:FB:2C:42:0C:AE:61:EC:29:74:BB

SHA1: 16:AC:EC:AC:9D:BC:84:F5:D8:E4:1A:05:C4:01:BB:65:7B:4F:FC:AA

sensor#

Related Commands

Command

Description

tls trusted-host

Adds a trusted host to the system.

show users

To display information about users currently logged in to the CLI, use the show users command in privileged EXEC mode:

show users [all]

Syntax Description

all

(Optional) List all user accounts configured on the system regardless of current login status.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer (can only view their own logins)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

For the CLI, this command displays an ID, username, and privilege. An '*' next to the description indicates the current user. A username surrounded by parenthesis "( )" indicates that the account is locked. An account is locked if the user fails to enter the correct password in X subsequent attempts. Resetting the locked user's password with the password command unlocks an account.

The maximum number of concurrent CLI users allowed is based on platform.

Note The output for this command is different from the Cisco IOS 12.0 command.

Examples

The following example shows the output of the show users command:

sensor# show users

CLI ID User Privilege

1234 notheruser viewer

* 9802 curuser operator

5824 tester administrator

The following example shows user tester2's account is locked:

sensor# show users all

CLI ID User Privilege

1234 notheruser viewer

* 9802 curuser operator

5824 tester administrator

(tester2) viewer

foobar operator

The following example shows the show users all output for a viewer:

sensor# show users all

CLI ID User Privilege

* 9802 tester viewer

5824 tester viewer

Related Commands

Command

Description

clear line

Terminates another CLI session.

show version

To display the version information for all installed OS packages, signature packages, and IPS processes running on the system, use the show version command in privileged EXEC mode.

show version

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

The output for the show version command is IPS-specific and differs from the output for the Cisco IOS command.

The license information follows the serial number and can be one of the following:

No license present

Expired license: <expiration-date>

Valid license, expires: <expiration-date>

Valid demo license, expires: <expiration-date>

where <expiration-date> is the form dd-mon-yyyy, for example, 04-dec-2004.

Note The * before the upgrade history package name indicates the remaining version after a downgrade is performed. If no package is marked by *, no downgrade is available.

Examples

The following example shows the output for the show version command:

sensor# show version

Application Partition:

Cisco Intrusion Prevention System, Version 5.0(0.1)S91(0.1)

OS Version 2.4.26-IDS-smp-bigphys

Platform: IDS-4235

No license present

Sensor up-time is 6 days.

Using 701513728 out of 922509312 bytes of available memory (76% usage)

ssh authorized-key

To add a public key to the current user for a client allowed to use RSA authentication to log in to the local SSH server, use the ssh authorized-key command in global configuration mode. Use the no form of this command to remove an authorized key from the system.

Related Commands

Command

Description

show ssh server-key

Displays the SSH server's host key and host key's fingerprint.

ssh host-key

To add an entry to the known hosts table, use the ssh host-key command in global configuration mode. If the modulus, exponent, and length are not provided, the system displays the MD5 fingerprint and bubble babble for the requested IP address and allows you to add the key to the table. Use the no form of this command to remove an entry from the known hosts table.

Defaults

Command Modes

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The ssh host-key command adds an entry to the known hosts table. To modify a key for an IP address, the entry must be removed and recreated.

If the modulus, exponent, and length are not provided, the SSH server at the specified IP address is contacted to obtain the required key over the network. The specified host must be accessible at the moment the command is issued.

This command is IPS-specific.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example shows how to add an entry to the known hosts table for 10.1.2.3:

Would you like to add this to the known hosts table for this host? [yes]

sensor(config)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show ssh host-key

Displays the known hosts table containing the public keys of remote SSH servers with which the sensor can connect.

terminal

To modify terminal properties for a login session, use the terminal command in privileged EXEC mode.

terminal [length screen-length]

Syntax Description

screen-length

Sets the number of lines on the screen. This value is used to determine when to pause during multiple-screen output. A value of zero results in no pause when the output exceeds the screen length. The default is 24 lines. This value is not saved between login sessions.

Defaults

See Syntax Description table.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator, Viewer

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

The terminal length command sets the number of lines that are displayed before the --more-- prompt is displayed.

Examples

The following example sets the CLI to not pause between screens for multiple-screen displays:

sensor# terminal length 0

sensor#

The following example sets the CLI to display 10 lines per screen for multiple-screen displays:

sensor# terminal length 10

sensor#

tls generate-key

To regenerate the server's self-signed X.509 certificate, use the tls generate-key in privileged EXEC mode. An error is returned if the host is not using a self-signed certificate.

tls generate-key

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

This command is IPS-specific.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example shows how to generate the server's self-signed certificate:

sensor(config)# tls generate-key

MD5: 1F:94:6F:2E:38:AD:FB:2C:42:0C:AE:61:EC:29:74:BB

SHA1: 16:AC:EC:AC:9D:BC:84:F5:D8:E4:1A:05:C4:01:BB:65:7B:4F:FC:AA

sensor(config)#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show tls fingerprint

Displays the server's TLS certificate fingerprint.

tls trusted-host

To add a trusted host to the system, use the tls trusted-host command in global configuration mode. Use the no form of the command to remove a trusted host certificate.

tls trusted-host ip-address ip-address [portport]

no tls trusted-host ip-address ip-address [port port]

no tls trusted-host id id

Syntax Description

ip-address

IP address of host to add or remove.

port

(Optional) Port number of host to contact. The default is port 443.

Defaults

See Syntax Description table.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Supported User Roles

Administrator, Operator

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

4.0(2)

Added optional port. Added no command to support removal based on ID.

Usage Guidelines

This command retrieves the current fingerprint for the requested host/port and displays the result. You can choose to accept or reject the fingerprint based on information retrieved directly from the host being requested to add.

Each certificate is stored with an identifier field. For IP address and default port, the identifier field is ipaddress, for IP address and specified port, the identifier field is ipaddress:port.

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following command adds an entry to the trusted host table for IP address 172.21.172.1, port 443:

upgrade

To apply a service pack, signature update, or image upgrade, use the upgrade command in global configuration mode.

upgrade source-url

Syntax Description

source-url

The location of the upgrade to retrieve.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

From the command line, you can type all necessary source and destination URL information and the username. If you type only the command (upgrade) followed by a prefix (ftp: or scp:), you are prompted for any missing information, including a password where applicable.

The directory specification should be an absolute path to the desired file. For recurring upgrades, do not specify a filename. You can configure the sensor for recurring upgrades that occur on specific days at specific times, or you can configure a recurring upgrade to occur after a specific number of hours have elapsed from the initial upgrade.

Use the following guidelines when designating the source:

•ftp:—Source URL for FTP network server. The syntax for this prefix is: ftp:[[//username@]location]/relativeDirectory/filename or ftp:[[//username@]location]//absoluteDirectory/filename

•http:—Source URL for web server. The syntax for this prefix is: http:[[//username@]location]/directory]/filename

•https:—Source URL for web server. The syntax for this prefix is: https:[[//username@]location]/directory]/filename

Note You need to set up a TLS trusted host before using the HTTPS protocol. Refer to the command for more information.

•scp:—Source URL for the SCP network server. The syntax for this prefix is: scp:[[//username@]location]/relativeDirectory]/filename or scp:[[//username@]location]/absoluteDirectory]/filename

Note This command does not exist in Cisco IOS 12.0 or earlier.

Examples

The following example prompts the sensor to immediately check for the specified upgrade. The directory and path are relative to the tester's user account.

sensor(config)# upgrade scp://tester@10.1.1.1/upgrade/sp.rpm

Enter password: *****

Re-enter password: ****

username

To create users on the local sensor, use the username command in global configuration mode. You must be Administrator to create users. Use the no form of the command to remove a user from the sensor. This removes the users from both CLI and web access.

username name[password password][privilege privilege]

no username name

Syntax Description

name

Specifies the username. A valid username is 1 to 64 characters in length. The username must begin with an alphanumeric otherwise all characters are accepted.

password

Specifies the password for the user. A valid password is 6 to 32 characters in length. All characters except space and `?' are allowed.

privilege

Sets the privilege level for the user. Allowed levels are Service, Administrator, Operator, Viewer. The default is Viewer.

Defaults

See Syntax Description table.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Supported User Roles

Administrator

Command History

Release

Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

If the password is not provided on the command line, the user is prompted. Use the password command to change the password for the current user or for a user already existing in the system. Use the privilege command to change the privilege for a user already existing in the system.

Examples

The following example adds a user called tester with a privilege of viewer and the password testerpassword.

sensor(config)# username tester password testerpassword

The following example shows the password being entered as protected:

sensor(config)# username tester

Enter Login Password: **************

Re-enter Login Password: **************

The following command changes the privilege of user "tester" to operator: